远近

遠近

yuǎnjìn

noun #39,127

Meanings

1 distance (lit. 'far-and-near')
2 far and near, nearby and afar

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Examples

不管远近，他都愿意送你回家。

Bùguǎn yuǎnjìn, tā dōu yuànyì sòng nǐ huíjiā.

No matter how far or near, he's happy to take you home.

他的名声远近皆知。

Tā de míngshēng yuǎnjìn jiē zhī.

His reputation is known far and wide.

Tips

grammar

Antonym-compound. As a noun: 'distance'. As an adverbial 'far and near' in set phrases like 远近闻名 ('famous far and wide') and 远近皆知 ('known everywhere').

Stroke Order

远 yuǎn

近 jìn